Penholder



(No Model.)

W. HINGHLIPPE. PENHOLDER.

No. 572,894. Patented Den. 8, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WVILLIAM HINOHLIFFE, OF HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.

PEN HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 572,894, dated December 8, 1896.

Application filed July 21, 1896. Serial No. 600,043. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HINCHLIFFE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Huntsville, in the county of Madison and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Penholders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in penholders; and it has for its objects, among others, to provide a simple and cheap construction of penholder whereby the pen can be easily ejected When it is desired to replace it With a new one. I form the metal part or pen-case with a penejecting slot, which is open at its outer end, the metal cut away to form the said slot being turned over to stiffen and strengthen the case along the walls of the slot. The case may be further notched and pressed nward at the inner end of the slot to serve as a stop to prevent the pen from being inserted too far. By my improvement it is not necessary that any sliding block or ejector should be provided and mounted upon the penholder. All that is necessary is a penknife or any other device inserted in the slot and engaged with the pen and by which the latter may be forced out.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be speoifically defined by the appended claims.

The nvention in this instance resides inthe peculiarities of construction of the penholder, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the drawing, and then particularly pointed out in the claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanyiug drawing, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which the figurc is a perspective view of a penholder constructed in accordance with my invention.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts.

. Referring now to the details of the drawing by letter, A designates the penholder of any of the well-known forms, and B the metal case or pen-case. This case is formed with the longitudinal slot C, which is open at the outer end, as shown. In cutting the case to form the slot the metal is preferably turned over, as shown at D, to form the bead or rib, which serves to stiffen and strengthen the walls of the slot. At the inner endof the slot the case is preferably notched, as seen at E, and slightly pressed inward, as shown, to form a stop, which will serve to prevent the pen from being inserted too far. This also leaves the Opening, as shown, into which may be inserted a penknife or other implement to press against the end of the pen to eject the same. The case may be further stiffened and strengthened by means of the annular crimp or bead or. rib F'.

The Operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description when taken in connection with the anneXed drawing, and a further detailed description thereof is not deemed necessary.

What is claimed as new is-- 1. A penholder having a pen-case formed with a longitudinal slot having a bead along its side edges and a stop at its inner end, sub stantially as specified.

2. A penholder having a metal pen-case formed with a longitudinal slot having its edges stiffened and the inner end notched and pressed inward to form a stop for the pen, substantlally as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specifioation in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM IIINOHLIFFE.

Witnesses:

D. L. DAWsoN, J. L. DURHAM. 

